GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| rumble | to make a low heavy rolling sound |
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| tonsure | the Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head |
| icon | a person or thing widely admired especially for having great influence or significance in a particular sphere |
| pertinacious | adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| residual | remainder |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| forge | a furnace or a shop with its furnace where metal is heated and wrought : smithy |